Yeah I saw that maybe they are counting other variables of Assists that ESPN are not taking into account.... I'll consult my other sources and see which of the two have more bearing at the end of the season or have had in the past seasons

That website is not accurate mate.... Don't know where it gets its data from. But I get mine from official sites like Uefa and ESPN.

Anyways, officially Jonny doesn't have an assist in the PL according to ESPN. Carrick doesn't have a champions league assist according to UEFA and ESPN. Ashely Young has 3 assists according to ESPN. Rooney too according to the official stat from UEFA only has 2 assist. RVP's assists are a bit tricky to follow because of his vast era of attacks like corners, fk's deflection etc etc. But his assist stat would get more clearer as the season wanes off.

So you see its mainly on the interpretation of what counts as an Assist, but I tend to go with the official ones